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Water cooler

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the nature of things discussed around a water cooler.

    "In those days The Late Show was Monday water cooler topic du jour."

Noun
  1. 1
    A dispenser of cooled drinking water.
  2. 2
    A type of cooling device that uses water as the heat transfer medium.
  3. 3
    a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water wordnet
  4. 4
    A location in the workplace where employees gather to chat or gossip. figuratively

Etymology

Etymology 1

For the gossip sense, compare scuttlebutt, of similar origin.

Etymology 2

Attributive use of the noun.

Etymology 3

A category of cooling device.

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